Research Institutions and Initiatives (Government & Academia)
- Deep Sea Biological Society
- INDEEP – International Network for Scientific Investigation of Deep-Sea Ecosystems
- MBARI – Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
- National Oceanography Centre (Southampton) – U.K. Government
- National Institute of Oceanography (Goa) – India Government
- NOAA Office of Exploration – U.S. Government
- WHOI – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Science-Policy Initiatives
- Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI)
- Seabed Mining Project – The Pew Charitable Trusts
Non-Governmental Organizations
- Deep Sea Mining Campaign – The Ocean Foundation
- Deep Sea Mining Watch – UCSB Benioff Ocean Initiative
- Kiwis Against Seabed Mining: KASM
- Ocean Sanctuaries Program – Greenpeace International
Documents
- Deep-Sea Mining Requires Transparent Environmental Management – Hydro International (October 2017)
- Towards an ISA Environmental Management Strategy for the Area – ISA Technical Study No. 17: Report of an International Workshop convened by the German Environment Agency (UBA), the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), and the Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) in Berlin, Germany (20-24 March 2017)
- Deep Sea Mining: The Basics – The Pew Charitable Trusts (Feb 2017)